Dispensing cabinet



April 24, 1928. v 1,667,523

' F. H. BACHELDER DISPENSING CABINET Filed May 2. 1924 3 Sheets-Sheet l April 24, 1928.

F. H. BACHELDER DISPENSING CABINET Filed May 2. ,1924 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Pae...aAp..24,1928. r 1, 61,523 UNITED STATES@RA'TENTL OFFICE...

1 FRANK m AcH ELDER, or

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Application filed may" 2,

This invention relates to improvements in dispensing cabinets and more particularly to a cabinet adapted for use in the sale and the dispensing of needles and shuttles.

I I have previously invented and obtained a patent dated February 22nd, 1921, numbered 1,369,213 upon a needle and shuttle selling cabinet which incorporates to some extent the ideas embodied in the present invention. The present'invention however is designed as an improvement over the patent mentioned and these improvements consist of certain details of construction which will be hereinafter more specifically described.

The primary object of my invention-is to providea cabinet'adapted to contain packages of needles of different sizes and for different machines and also shuttles for differentmachines and to so construct the cabinet that a salesman can quickly and accurately obtain the needle or shuttle desired by'the purchaser.

Another object of my invention is to pro-' vide containers of novel construction for the needles and shuttles whereby the particular 7 articles desired can be quickly locatedand removed from the cabinet and delivered to the purchaser. I

' Another object of my invention is'toprovide a cabinet having a revolvable shaft which supports a. plurality of, radiating needle package carrying pockets and a plu ralityof shuttle compartments combined with improvements for rotating the shaft and stopping a particular pocket at the dispensing point of the cabinet where the articles can be removed from the pockets for delivery to the purchaser. p

A still further object of my invention is. to provide a needle containing pocket which is pivotallymounted so as to enable. the pocket to be swung' outwardly through the dispensing opening of the cabinet 'to enable a rapid and easy'removal of needles for delivery to the purchaser. V

Other furtherobjects, novel features of construction and approved results of myinvention will be particularly pointed out in the following description and accompanying drawings. 3

'In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective View of a needle and shuttle cabinet embodying my invention.

-- viewIth-rough Figure 1.

Figure 2 is a vertical transverse sectional Figure'3 is a topplan View ofa cabinet 1924. Serial nagviosse.

with the top' removed 'showin g'the spiral arrangernentof the notched plate.

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view 'of'a portion of the underside pocket disclosing the manner in which the pocket is attached to its supports, the

pocketb eing shown in position'for dispensing.

Figure 6"is an enlarged detailed perspecofthe top-showing the'manner of supporting tive View of a shuttlegpocket showing the manner in which it is supported. 1

Figure 7 is an enlarged sectional view of the sliding'pointera My dispensing device consists of a suitable case which, in the form here shown, comprises a rectangular bottom housing 1 p and a circular drum orhousing 2 supported thereupon in the manner shown in the draw- -ings.- J I V Extending vertically through both the lower and upper drums land 2 is a shaft 3 the lower end of which is retained in a suitable bearing 4 in the bottom 5v of the lower housing while its upper end terminates in a suitable bearing orhub carried in the topring 6. i

The bottom drum or housing 1 is provided by means of a suitable key 8 or the like which extends through the shaft and its ;which are-cut out portions 13 bent downwardly, as-more clearly appears in Fig. 6. The shuttle pockets are designated at 1 1 and are adapted to receive the cardboard %with a top 7 Supported upon the shaft 3 containers 15 in which theshuttlesare dis- 7 'pensed to the merchants to be placed in the cabinet The shuttle pockets 14 of the cabinet aresupported inthe shallow rectangular' elongated supports 16 provided with an open outer end. The side walls of the supports adjacent their open'ends are flared. outwardly as at 17fto'faeilitate the easy removal of the pockets while the outer,

ends of the bottom of the supports are bent slightly upward as at 18 to retain the pockets in the support. Inremoving-the pockets it is necessary to lift them slightlyso that they will disengage the upwardly bent portion 18 and they can then be slid or lifted outward.

The supports 16 for the shuttle pocketsare fastened to the plate 11 in a novel manner which consists of providing a downwardly struckportion 19 in the bottom of the supports midway their length and providing an extending tongue 20 at the inner end of the bottom of the supports. 'The downwardly struck portion 19, as clearly appears in Figure 2 of the drawingsslides into the notched portion 12 of the plate 11 and abuts the bottom of this plate while plate and extend radially outwardly therefrom entirely around the peripheral edge of the plate the outer ends of the pockets being supported adjacent the vertical wall of the housing 1. It will clearly appear that the rotation of the shaft 3 will rotate the plate 11 and consequently rotate the shuttle pockets.

Supported upon the top 7 of the lower housing is a ring 21 the outer face 22 of which is preferal'ily nickel plated to add to the appearance of the cabinet. This outer face 22 extends upwardly to form a vertical wall behind which is a groove adapted to receive thecurled end 23 of the circular drum vertical .wall 24. The ring 21 is held in place upon the top 7 by means of suitable bolts 25 the nuts 26 of which are adapted to engage and clamp downwardly the wire ring 27 which firmly clamps the ends 23 of the housing wall 24 in place. The upper end of the housing wall 24 is likewise provided with a curled end 28 adapted to seat within the groove provided in the top ring 6. The outer edge 29 of the top ring extends downwardly and is preferably nickle plated to add to the appearance of the cabinet. Extending through the ring portion 6 are suitable bolts 30 the nuts 31 of which are adapted to engage and clamp the circular. wire ring 32 to hold the upper ends of the housingwall 24 in place in the ring. The needle dispensing pockets are designated at 32 and are hollow rectangular members adapted to receive suitable cardboard containers 33 in which the needles are dispensed to the merchants'to be placed in the cabinet. The needle pocket. supports are designated at 34 and are rectangular in shape having open tops, bottoms and fronts. The needle pockets are pivotally supported upon the supports at 35 so that they will telescope into the supports as shown in Figure 2 or can be swung outwardly to the exwalls.

tended position shown in Figure 5. The supports 34 are mounted upon the circular horizontal plates 36 and 37 in a novel 1nanner. I These twoiplates. are provided at their peripheral edges with outwardly extending tongues- 38 while the supports 34 are provided with openings 39 and 40 in their rear The upper end of the rear wall of the supports is additionally provided with the inwardly extending horizontal tongues or flanges 41. It will be seen that the flanges 41 ofthe supports are adapted to rest upon the upper circular plate 36 while-the tongues of this plate extend through the openings 39 of the support and. are bent backwardly and downwardly upon-the flange 41. The tongues 38 of the lower plate 37 are adapted to extend outwardly throughthe openings 40 of the supports and be bent upwardly on the inside of the supports as clearly appears at 42 in Figure 2 of the drawings. In this manner the needle pockets and needle pocket supports are securely fastened and supported by the two horizontal plates without the use of bolts or screws.

The plates 36 and 37 are supported upon andv fastened to the shaft 3 by means of a flange casting which comprises atop 43 and a bottom 44 with upwardly extending walls 45 surrounding the shaft. The plates '36 and 37 are suitably fastened to the top and bottom respectively of the flange casting by means of rivets 46 or the like while the vertical walls 45 ofthe casting are securely fastened to the shaft by means of a'key 47 or its equivalent. It will be seen that anv rotation of the shaft 3 will rotate the needle pockets and their supports.

Extending transversely'the upper circular drum below the needle pockets is a horizontal shaft 48 the inner end of which is supported in a suitable bearing 49 and carries a gear 50 which engages a gear 51 carried by the shaft The outer end of the shaft 48 is provided with a knurled wheel 52. Through the medium of thiswheel the shaft 3 can be rotated which inturn rotates both the needle pockets and the shuttle pockets.

Fastened to the top43 of the flange coupling in the upper housing2 by means of suitable screws 53 is a circular plate 54 which carries a plurality of upwardly extending stops or notches 55 which .are spi-' tending stem 60, the stem 60 being suitably fastenedin a block which slides between the two horizontal bars 62 and 63 which form an integral-part of the top ring 6. The vertical edges of the sliding block areprovided with grooves adapted'to receive the inwardly extending edges of the two plates 64 and 65 carried upon the bottom ofthe horizontal rods and be supported thereby. Suitably fastened upon the bottom of the sliding block 61 is a downwardly'extending spring dctent 66 which is adapted to en gage the stops or notches 55' of the plate 54.

The sliding block 51 is further provided with a horizontally extending-spring de-,

tent 67 which is adapted to engage'theshallow depressions 68' in the inner side of the horizontal rod 62. These depressions represent the plurality of points at which the pointer will be set and will steady the' pointer in these set positions.

On one side of the slot 57 there is designated the letters of the alphabet from A to O and above this the heading Needles. At the other edge of the slot there is the same list of letters under, the heading Shuttles. The depressions 68 which/engage the horizontal detent 67 are placed in a line with these letters.

At'the front of the upper housing 2 in a line with the slot57 is an opening 68' of a size and shape to allow the needle pockets to be swung outwardly through the same.

This opening is preferably surrounded by and finished off with a nickel plated edge 69 to add to the appearance of the cabinet.

In the front of the lower housing 1 and in,

a line with the opening in the upper housing is an opening 70 of a size and shape to permit the shuttle pockets to be lifted outwardly therethr'ough. As appears in Figures 1 and 6 the shuttle pockets are provided with suitable handles 71 to adapt their being lifted outwardly. The opening 70 is preferably provided with a nickel plated edging 72 to add to the appearance of the cabinet. This edging has an extending portion 73 which extends over and rests upon the top 7 of the housing and carries an upwardly extending rubber post 74..

This post will support andlform a stop for .the needle pockets when they are swung.

outwardly through the openings in the upper drum.

Printed in suitable lists upon the top 56 are the names of all of the sewing machines manufactured and in use in this country. Opposite the name of the machine is a letter which designates the kind of needle and shuttle used in this machine.

It will now be seen um 1f a purchaser desires a needle or a shuttle for the Remv ington machine the merchant places the pointer opposite the letter O and rotates the shaft 3 through the medium of the knob 52 until the spring detent 66 "engages the proper stop. When'thisoccurs the proper needle and proper shuttle boxes .are oppoand easily locatedthe article which the purchaser desires and all that remains for him to do is to swing theneedle pocket outwardly and procure the package of needles. or to slide the shuttle pocket out and procure the desired shuttle;

I desire it "to bereadily' understood that the merchants J purchase the shuttle and needles in pasteboardv boxes and to replenish the cabinet the merchant merely removesthe empty cardboard container from the needle tical opening through whichthe said pocket may be moved outward through said openings to permit access to its contents.

' 2. A dispensing cabinet comprising a site theopenings 68 and 70 respectively. "In this manner the merchantvhas quickly housing, a rotatable member'in the housing, I

vertically arranged supports connected with the rotatable member by means of interlocking projections and openings, said supports having open outer sides and tops, a vertically arranged pocket movable within the said support, the support having an open inner side, the housing having a vertical opening elongated beyond the end of the pocket whereby said pocket may be moved outward through the opening to permit access to its contents.

3. A dispensing apparatus comprising a housing, a rotatable member within the housing, the housing having a vertical opening, pocket supportshaving openouter sides attached to the rotatable member, a pocket pivoted at its outer lower corner to the outer lower. corners of the said support, whereby the said pocket can be swung wholly outside of the housing through the opening therein. 4. A dispensing cabinet comprising a housing, a rotatable member in the said housing, the housing having an opening, pocket supports having openfronts' and tops attached to the rotatable member, pockets with open inner sides pivoted at their outer lower corners to the outer lower corners of the supports,said pockets adapted to swing outward through the openingin the housing I to permit access to the contents of the pockets.

5. In a dispensing cabinet of the type de-' openings in its rear Wall, the plate tonguesv extending through said openings and bent to clamp said pocket supporting'member, and. a pocket pivotally mounted in said supporting member. v

6. Ina dispensing cabinet of the type described, a supporting plate having outwardly scribed, a su )porting plate havingoutwardly extending tongues at its peripheral edge, a pocket supporting membercomposed of a continuous piece of material bent into a U- shape, the back of the U forming the back of the member and extending above and beloW the side Walls thereof and provided With openings, the plate tongues extending through said openings and bent backwardly to clamp the plate for supporting the pocket supporting member.

7. In a dispensing cabinet of the type described, a supporting plate having outwardly extending tongues at its peripheral edge,

a U-shaped pocket supporting member having extensions provided with openings, the plate tongues extending through said openand the tongues and the extensions of the supporting member beyond the openings bent baekivardlyvtoclamp the plate, anda pocxet pivotally mounted in said supporting member; 7

8. In a-dispensing cabinet of the type. de-

extending'tongues, a telescopic arranged pocket and supporting member, said sup-.

porting member being provided Wltll openings and the plate tongues extending through said openings and bent to clamp the plate, whereby the supporting member is securely fastened to and supported by the plate.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aliix my signature. i

FRANK H. BACHELDER. 

